Hilarious fake Cobb on eBay
 

This one hits all the key elements in the description: grandfather, attic, "no idea if this is real or not". Yet it's the most hilariously obvious fake I've seen in a while: red Old Mill back, wrong font on the front, beaten up to look old. It's like the fakers aren't even trying any more. Yet it looks like some sucker is willing to pay $61 for it as I write this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ty-Cobb-1909...d/111674546548

I saw that last week....
I'm BRAND new to the hobby and after reading the description a few red flags flew up in my judgement...

You can just about sale anything on eBay.

Break my fakey heart
 

It does have an off-center back that the collectors of fake T206 oddities will scramble after.

Brian

Not only that, but it is also an elusive red Old Mill!


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I hear that is even more rare than the blue Old Mill.:eek:

Amazing how many times guys selling cards like this have so little feedback. I laugh at this stuff, particularly the usual comment about grandpa and the attic or whatever, but i do feel sorry for people who pay bucks for this crap.

Hilarious user name
 

insidejessicascloset with a whopping 4 feedback. Usually the type of people I buy prewar stuff from!

I also saw this last week, bc i am in search for one of these.
Immedialty i knew it was fake.

Send it to SGC it's the rare red back old mill. They already authenticated a blue back old mill so why not.

See, you are a better man than me.
I do NOT feel one bit sorry for people that bid that high (right now it's at $101).
If you are going to spend $100 on a card, then you better damn we'll have done your research on it to make sure it is real.

The only thing missing in the description is "God bless you."

Authenticity Disclaimers?
 

Does ebay enforce its authenticity disclaimer policy?

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/...sclaimers.html

Seems like a listing violation to me.

Morrie

Wow that is pretty bad. Red Old Mill text the front Text is all in caps no text size differentiation.

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I just sent the seller with a enormous 4 feedback this:

"I can assure that this card is NOT genuine. At no point or time did Old Mill ever produce a back with Red text. Also the front font Detroit and Cobb are well off the mark in all CAPS. No differentiation between size of the front font as well. Congrats on whomever you've suckered with this thus far. "

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Dear foleyisgod4ever,

It looks really old to me. I took it to two different card shops and they said they didnt know. One offered me $50 for it

- insidejessicascloset

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From: foleyisgod4ever
To: insidejessicascloset
Subject: Re: Details about item: foleyisgod4ever sent a message about Ty Cobb 1909 T206 Bat Off Shoulder Old Mill Tobaccao Card #111674546548
Sent Date: May-25-15 08:09:26 PDT

Dear insidejessicascloset,

Well now you do lol. It's not real. Don't worry though eBay doesn't care.

- foleyisgod4ever



From: insidejessicascloset
To: foleyisgod4ever
Subject: Re: Details about item: foleyisgod4ever sent a message about Ty Cobb 1909 T206 Bat Off Shoulder Old Mill Tobaccao Card #111674546548
Sent Date: May-25-15 08:08:22 PDT

Dear foleyisgod4ever,

I am not trying to fool anyone. I have no clue.

- insidejessicascloset



From: foleyisgod4ever
To: insidejessicascloset
Subject: Details about item: foleyisgod4ever sent a message about Ty Cobb 1909 T206 Bat Off Shoulder Old Mill Tobaccao Card #111674546548
Sent Date: May-25-15 08:06:43 PDT

Dear insidejessicascloset,

I can assure that this card is NOT genuine. At no point or time did Old Mill ever produce a back with Red text. Also the front font Detroit and Cobb are well off the mark in all CAPS. No differentiation between size of the front font as well. Congrats on whomever you've suckered with this thus far.

About as bad as the guy trying to sell a black Polar Bear back.

no need to give back story if don't know if real.....anytime theres a long back story I go 'next'..

how come back story cant be like: I hear people on ebay try to get steals of a lifetime and will bid on almost anything. I have not had this card verified by a real expert so I will say I don't know if its real. I never tried to get it authenticated or looked to see if the back combination or font is something that occurs for the card. I did zero research because if I did I wouldn't be able to say I don't know if its real. I have sand in front of me at the house that I stick my head in it when I listed this card.

Happy bidding, remember its 99 cent auction for reason

Excellent. :D

Now this is a back story.